Depression in the U.S.

Depression in the U.S.

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Statista dossier on depression in the U.S.

This dossier provides some of the most important facts and figures concerning depression in the United States. Included in the document are figures on the prevalence of depression in the U.S., types of treatment and suicide.

Table of contents

1. Overview

Medical conditions U.S. adults had been diagnosed with as of 2017

U.S. adults prone to certain symptoms 2017

U.S. high school students suffering from depression 2017, by gender and ethnicity

Feelings of hopelessness among U.S. college students as of fall 2017

U.S. college students feeling too depressed to function as of fall 2017

Primary mental health issues among college students 2017-2018

Problems with work, home, or social activities due to depression 2013-2016, by gender

2. Prevalence

Share of adults with depression in the U.S. from 2007 to 2016, by gender

Share of adults with depression in the U.S. from 2013 to 2016, by age

Share of adults with depression in the U.S. 2013-2016, by ethnicity and gender

Share of adults with depression in the U.S. 2013-2016, by income and gender

Major depressive episode in the past year among U.S. women 2017, by age

Major depressive episode in the past year among U.S. men 2017, by age

U.S. college students that had been diagnosed with depression as of fall 2017

Major depressive episode in the past year among U.S. youths by gender 2004-2017

Share of older people with depressive symptoms U.S. 1998-2014, by gender

3. Treatment

Type of professional seen among U.S. adults with a major depressive episode 2017

Number of U.S. adults with major depressive episode who received treatment 2017

U.S. adults who saw a health professional for depression 2016-2017, by type

Treatment received by U.S. youths with major depressive episode by gender 2017

Prescription antidepressant drug use in the U.S. by gender 1988-2014

Number of trazodone hydrochloride prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2016

Number of citalopram prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2016

Number of bupropion prescriptions in the U.S. 2004-2016

4. Suicide

Suicide thoughts among U.S. adults by major depressive episode 2017

Suicidal thoughts among U.S. women 2008-2017

Suicidal thoughts among U.S. men 2008-2017

U.S. states with highest suicide thoughts percentage in adults 2015-2016

Suicide-related hospitalizations among adults in the U.S. 2015-2017, by age

Death rate for suicide in the U.S. 1950-2016, by gender

5. Miscellaneous

Substance use among youths in the U.S. by major depressive episode 2017

Exercise among U.S. adults diagnosed with depression 2016-2017, by age

U.S. new mothers that experienced postpartum depression in 2004, 2008 and 2012

Rates of mental health conditions among U.S. women from 2014-2015, by military status

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